bowls

bowls
[bəʊlz]
plural noun

[treated as sing.]a game played with heavy wooden bowls, the object of which is to propel one's bowl so that it comes to rest as close as possible to a previously bowled small white ball (the jack) without touching it. Bowls is played chiefly out of doors (though indoor bowls is also popular) on a closely trimmed lawn called a green
草地滚木球戏
■(Brit.)tenpin bowling or skittles
(英)十柱滚木球戏（或撞柱戏）
Bowls is one of the oldest games known in Britain, being first recorded in the late 13th century; it is popularly associated with the story of Sir Francis Drake refusing to allow the sighting of the Spanish Armada to interrupt his game of bowls. An intentional imbalance or bias of balls was introduced in the 16th century, greatly increasing the tactical scope of the game by allowing balls to run in curved paths round obstructions. The modern rules for bowls were drawn up in the mid 19th century

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